APN Review (updated) questions well
answered
Alternatives for PCN - correct answer ✔✔ Macrolides- Erythromycin, Zpak, Biaxin. Gram +
quinolones- Levaquin, Moxifloxacin (must be older than 18), Clindamycin
CBC with differential - correct answer ✔✔ WBC greater than 11 is infection, Neutrophils-
greater than 70% infection, Lymphocytes- greater than 10% is viral, mono, lymphoma,
Eosinophils- elevated is allergies, atophy, intestinal worms. Platelets- <140,000- decreased r/o
blood clotting disorders, DIC, etc.
Screening Test- Sed Rate - correct answer ✔✔ Giant cell arteritis and RA
Screening Test- TSH - correct answer ✔✔ hypo and hyperthyroid disease
Screening Test- Hgb/HCT - correct answer ✔✔ Anemias
Screening Test- ELISA - correct answer ✔✔ HIV
Western Blot- Diagnostic - correct answer ✔✔ Confirms HIV
Tibial & Pedal pulse - correct answer ✔✔ PVD/ PAD
ABI- ankle-brachial reflex - correct answer ✔✔ PVD/PAD
Antimicrosomal antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Grave's Disease
, Anti-thyroid antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Hashimotos
Anti- parietal antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Pernicious Anemia
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ Sysyemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Rheumatoid factor - correct answer ✔✔ RA
Tissue biopsy - correct answer ✔✔ any tumor/tissue, skin lesions, etc.
What is half life - correct answer ✔✔ Amount of time it takes for the blood level/concentration
of a drug to decrease by 50%
AUC- area under the curve - correct answer ✔✔ Amount of drug that is in the body after
adminsitration of a dose.
Maximum Concentration - correct answer ✔✔ The highest concentration of a drug after a dose.
Trough- minimum concentration - correct answer ✔✔ The lowest concentration of a drug after
a dose.
First Pass Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔ Occurs only with oral/po drugs. After swallowing,
goes to GI tract to start breaking it down-portal circulation-liver-systemic circulation
Cytochrome P-450 System- CYP1A2/CYP2C19 - correct answer ✔✔ Responsible for the
biotransformation of many drugs. Drugs that interfere with the Cytochrome P-450 system are
answered
Alternatives for PCN - correct answer ✔✔ Macrolides- Erythromycin, Zpak, Biaxin. Gram +
quinolones- Levaquin, Moxifloxacin (must be older than 18), Clindamycin
CBC with differential - correct answer ✔✔ WBC greater than 11 is infection, Neutrophils-
greater than 70% infection, Lymphocytes- greater than 10% is viral, mono, lymphoma,
Eosinophils- elevated is allergies, atophy, intestinal worms. Platelets- <140,000- decreased r/o
blood clotting disorders, DIC, etc.
Screening Test- Sed Rate - correct answer ✔✔ Giant cell arteritis and RA
Screening Test- TSH - correct answer ✔✔ hypo and hyperthyroid disease
Screening Test- Hgb/HCT - correct answer ✔✔ Anemias
Screening Test- ELISA - correct answer ✔✔ HIV
Western Blot- Diagnostic - correct answer ✔✔ Confirms HIV
Tibial & Pedal pulse - correct answer ✔✔ PVD/ PAD
ABI- ankle-brachial reflex - correct answer ✔✔ PVD/PAD
Antimicrosomal antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Grave's Disease
, Anti-thyroid antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Hashimotos
Anti- parietal antibodies - correct answer ✔✔ Pernicious Anemia
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ Sysyemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Rheumatoid factor - correct answer ✔✔ RA
Tissue biopsy - correct answer ✔✔ any tumor/tissue, skin lesions, etc.
What is half life - correct answer ✔✔ Amount of time it takes for the blood level/concentration
of a drug to decrease by 50%
AUC- area under the curve - correct answer ✔✔ Amount of drug that is in the body after
adminsitration of a dose.
Maximum Concentration - correct answer ✔✔ The highest concentration of a drug after a dose.
Trough- minimum concentration - correct answer ✔✔ The lowest concentration of a drug after
a dose.
First Pass Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔ Occurs only with oral/po drugs. After swallowing,
goes to GI tract to start breaking it down-portal circulation-liver-systemic circulation
Cytochrome P-450 System- CYP1A2/CYP2C19 - correct answer ✔✔ Responsible for the
biotransformation of many drugs. Drugs that interfere with the Cytochrome P-450 system are
